2... Merry Christmas And A Mud Ride!!!

We are down to less than 2 weeks left!!! Had a doctor's appointment Monday which is why I waited to update. I have started to dilate and I am about 30 - 60% effaced thus far. The whole house is sick with sinus drainage, and being pregnant and coughing my fool head off really stinks :( We're making it through though.

We hope everyone had a great Christmas! Layla really enjoyed opening all her gifts! She really racked up! Santa brought her a VTech VMotion game console with games, a Georgia hoodie like mine and Daddy's, and some stuff for her kitchen! Some other gifts from family were a tea set, a new baby doll, some new movies, a baseball bat, glove and ball, a train set and a remote control car! She was really sick Christmas eve and we thought she wouldn't get to feeling better to open her gifts :( But after a little coaxing she tore through them! She's feeling better now, still fighting the cough she gave all of us!

Michael and I attended the Christmas Eve Mud Ride that they hold every year in Paulding. It's a big to-do down here... LOL There were so many trucks out there that day, it was so much fun watching them. That's all I can do this year - watch... I've gone to at least one of the 2 annual rides (Christmas Eve or New Year's Day) every year for the past 5 years except one. Last year Michael and I went to the New Year's Day ride. If Rylee doesn't come between now and then, we will go to the New Year's Ride as well. One year we might actually have a truck to take through the mud hole ourselves....

Well, I am going to keep this short, we hope everyone is doing well and had a great Christmas! Please have a safe and happy New Year's! More updates to come in 2010!!!

4... 3... And Christmas Shopping!

I am 37 weeks today! 3 more grueling weeks (give or take) to go! We finished shopping for all the little essentials for Rylee's arrival. We only lack a car seat and things like a high chair, bedroom furniture, and other big items we'll get eventually. We are extremely excited and anxious!

Weight gain: 2lbs at last check up - 26lbs over all
Stretch marks: A few but none on my belly!
Baby size: About the size of a small watermelon
Movement: YES! ALL THE TIME!

We finished all our Christmas shopping for Layla, FINALLY! It was hard to shop for her because she is so smart, but she has so many toys already?! What do you get the child who has everything? We got her a VTECH VMotion console and Santa got her games and stuff for her kitchen! I can't wait to see her open up her gifts on Christmas! :) Well, speaking of... I am going to get to wrapping!

As always, we hope everyone is doing well! Here are some pictures we took a week ago! Sorry I didn't get a chance to update last week...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 36 Weeks

 Me and Sissy!

5.... And A Palm Reading??

Ok it's official!! I am 35 weeks down with only 5 to go!! There has been a lot going on lately. Haylyn was born, a doctors appointment, setting up Rylee's "room" in our room, Christmas parties and another shower! PHEW! Lots of excitement - nothing has been dull!! Oh and I forgot that I had my palm read..... Lol.

As you read in my last post, Haylyn Jean Hill - Rylee's cousin - was born last Sunday. We were so consumed with her unexpected and early arrival that we forgot to update! Sorry! She had a doctor's appointment today and is doing great, she has gained some weight and even grown a 1/2 inch! The doctors said that was good considering she was a month early. She is now 5lbs14oz and 18.5in long. See my last post for pictures!

We had a doctors appointment on Friday and to say the least, I'm getting tired of them! But now we are going once a week for check ups until Rylee comes! According to that mean ol' scale - I have gained 6lbs since the last appointment two weeks prior. :( I know I'm supposed to gain weight to keep the baby healthy but that was a big jump from my normal 2lbs or so every 2 weeks! I blame Thanksgiving - Jake's potato skins, and Donna's apple pie! Lol. Either way, I hope that I don't see such a huge gain this week. With not much longer to go, the less I gain now the less I have to shed after she gets here.... Heather, you better be ready to hit the P90X hard core by end of January!!! Other than the weight gain and a mild case of dehydration, all is going smoothly! A few contractions here and there, and this week is blood work and Strep B testing - FUN FUN! :(

We had a very eventful weekend as well. Saturday we had the Glore family Christmas party which seconded as a second shower for me! I had no idea I would get as much stuff as I did, simply because this was a part of Michael's family I haven't met before. I missed their get together last year because of work. Everyone was so nice and we got a lot of great clothes and such for Rylee. I have one more shower the 13th and hopefully we'll get the rest of what we need then!

After the family Christmas party, we had Michael's company Christmas party. We had a blast and got a $25 gift card to the restaurant where we had our first date - The Cheesecake Factory!! YUMMY! It was great to finally meet all the people Michael works with and talks about (all good stuff I promise!!) all the time. Plus Florida lost the SEC championship to Alabama - And Tebow cried... All and all a great night!

Sunday we spent the day once again rearranging our room to better suit the arrival of Rylee. It is still a work in progress but here is what we got done so far...

Last but not least, the topic I'm sure you are most curious about - The palm reading... There is a guy named Micah who owns the gas station across from Donna's bank. When I was 13 weeks along he told me I was having a girl. He was SURE of it. SO last week, he came in and I asked him when he thought Rylee would come. He looked at me and said about 3 weeks - but then he read my palm and said the 17th of December! The dates coincide with me being 37 weeks which is considered full term. I'm not getting my hopes up but I hope he's right!

Hope everyone is doing good!! Miss and love you all!

6... And A New Baby Cousin!

I know I'm late.... REALLY late! But Haylyn Jean Hill was born at 253pm on November 29, 2009!!! She kinda stole the spotlight (and my ability to blog that day) so this is the first chance I've had to update! It was worth it to be a little late blogging :) Haylyn's mom is Michael's cousin, Brittany. We were a week and a half apart but Haylyn just couldn't wait! She was born 4 weeks and 2 days before her due date! She was 5lbs, 11oz and 18in long. Healthy but TEE-TINY! Here are some pictures!!

 Haylyn Jean!!

 

 Michael and the new baby...

 

 He couldn't get over how small she is!

 

 Look at that face (:

 

 Mommy, Haylyn and big brother - Jason

 

 He loves his new little sister - AWWW!

I will update again either tomorrow or soon... I'll give you updates on me then. Right now it's late and I'm TIRED! Rylee - Mommy and Daddy can't wait to meet you! Even your sister Layla is getting excited!! *sigh* Haylyn is waiting too! I have a feeling they will be close cousins.......